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Regional
wrap up
School closure?
PARKHILL – North
Middlesex District High
School is on the Thames
Valley District School
Board’s list of schools to
possibly be closed.
The Middlesex Banner
reports North Middlesex
has 400 students
enrolled in the 462-
capacity school.
Sees Queen
TORONTO – Ontario
legislative page Matthew
Steckley of St. Marys got
a close-up view of Queen
Elizabeth and Prince
Philip at the Festival of
Ontario event in Toronto
Oct. 9.
The Journal-Argus
reports Steckley and his
fellow pages presented a
mock version of the leg-
islature for the Queen
during her Golden
Jubilee tour.
Horses saved
CARLISLE – A spark
from an acetylene torch
ignited straw in the
workshop end of a barn
on Elginfield Rd. Oct. 11.
The Parkhill Gazette
reports 11 horses were
rescued from the fire
fought by Ailsa Craig,
Parkhill and Lucan fire
departments.
Algae bloom
BAYFIELD – Boaters
docked in Bayfield
Harbour say the algae
bloom at the mouth of
the Bayfield River is the
worse they’ve seen in 30
years.
According to the
Clinton News-Record,
low water levels, light
levels, water tempera-
ture and nutrients (nitro-
gen and phosphorous)
contribute to algae
growth.
No,Hansen’s
Independent Grocer
assistant manager Dave
Russell,above right,isn’t
about to be a snack for
Shayla the Siberian tiger
— there’s actually a wall
between the two keeping
Russell safe.Shayla was in
Exeter last week with
her owner,master illu-
sionist Claude Haggerty,
seen left with three-
month old tiger cub
Apollo.Haggerty and his
tigers delighted a crowd
at Hansen’s Oct.17 and
will perform at South
Huron Rec Centre Oct.
27 to raise money for
the Dashwood and Area
Optimist Club.Shayla,
who was born in captivi-
ty and lives at Haggerty’s
home in Niagara Falls,
weighs 440 lbs.She eats
40-50 lbs.of meat every
day.Apollo will weigh 800
lbs.when full grown.
Tickets are available at
Hansen’s or by calling
235-6131,237-3828 or
237-3870. Admission is
$15 for adults,$10 for
children 12 and under
and free for toddlers on
your lap.Showtimes
Sunday are at 2 p.m.and
7 p.m.(photos/Scott Nixon)
Tigers on the prowl in Exeter
school councils at each affected facility plus one representa-
tive from municipal council, will present reports to the
board at special meetings Nov. 25 and 27. Trustees will also
receive reports from the principal of each school, based
largely on input from school councils.
A final list of proposed changes will be presented to
trustees at their regular meeting Dec. 10. Following that,
there must be a two-month consultation period before final
decisions are made.
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Committees established
to study board policy
NDP
candidate
acclaimed
STRATFORD – St. Marys
retired truck driver and
farmer Jack Verhulst was
acclaimed as Perth-
Middlesex NDP candidate
for the next provincial
election at the Labour
Centre in Stratford Sept.
23.
Verhulst spoke on the
issues of the environment,
hydro privatization, rais-
ing minumum wage rates
and the need for rent con-
trol.
Perth-Middlesex
MP resigns
OTTAWA – Perth-Middlesex MP John Richardson, 69,
resigned his House of Commons seat due to an ongoing
battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Richardson was first elected in 1993 after military
and teaching careers.
Prime Minister Jean Chretien praised Richardson’s
“thoughtful approach, good humour and gentle man-
ner … earning him the respect of all sides of the
House.”
ft. estimate and said many buildings seem to end up
way over their estimated cost. Graham said the
architect’s estimate includes all fees and other
builders have already told him the project can
probably be done at $80/sq. ft.
Armstrong was emphatic the committee would not
let costs get out of hand.
“We are not going for the golden apple on this
thing,” he said, adding the building “doesn’t need
all the perks.”
Once it was established the committee planned to
raise $300,000 and already had the $100,000
grant, Morley asked, “Where’s the other $400,000
coming from?”
He explained history shows corporations don’t get
involved with the construction of municipal build-
ings and he’s worried once the municipality com-
mits, fund-raising will dry up. Morley said that’s
what happened to the new Exeter library.
Graham said the day-care centre is a community
project beneficial for South Huron’s growth. It will
hire 15 employees and make the town more attrac-
tive for new businesses and families to move to. He
said day care is an important issue.
Armstrong added the rent from London Bridge
and Early Years will mean income will be generat-
ed to pay off any mortgage as soon as the centre
opens.
Rent will be about $50,000 annually, although
about half of that will go to utilities, for which the
municipality is on the hook.
There are also subsidies available for day care,
both for employees’ salaries and for low-income
parents using the service.
Morley asked Graham if the committee has con-
sidered hiring professional fund-raisers. He said a
group in Goderich has hired professionals and
“have been very successful.”
Graham said so far the committee has had no
budget and hadn’t been able to consider that option
yet.
Armstrong said the committee is open to sugges-
tions from council. He said their appearance before
council “is the first step” and they haven’t
approached service clubs, churches or businesses
for commitments yet.
Deputy Mayor Dave Urlin gave credit to the com-
mittee for what it has accomplished so far.
Council discussed at length what its contribution
to the project should be. A motion by Urlin to sup-
port the project in principle and match the funds
raised by the committee failed before his motion to
match funds to a maximum of $200,000 passed.
Coun. Harvey Ratz said he doesn’t want taxpay-
er’s money used for the project.
“Good luck. You’re well on your way,” Morley said
to the committee.
Armstrong said fund-raising will start now and
will go as long as necessary. He said those interest-
ed in making donations to have a day-care centre
room named after them can call him at 235-0367.
Tenders for construction will go out Jan. 1.
Day care for SH
POLICE BRIEFS
Non-
compliant
seatbelt
users
HURON – During a seat-
belt campaign Sept. 28 to
Oct. 11, Huron OPP offi-
cers stopped 6,355 vehi-
cles issued 99 tickets to
adults for not wearing
their seatbelts or for
allowing young people not
to wear theirs. Another 51
got warnings about non-
use of seatbelts.
So far this year, 10,017
vehicles were stopped in
RIDE Programs in Huron,
an increase of 3,662 vehi-
cles and the number of
violations of non-use of
seatbelts was up.
At only 50 km/h, an 80
kg (176 lbs) person not
wearing a seatbelt will
strike the inside of their
vehicle with the force of
2,785 kg (6,127 lbs).
Imagine the impact when
traveling at greater high-
way speeds.
If that person strikes a
child, the crushing blow
could cause serious
injuries or death. Officers
find the worst offenders
are teenage men followed
closely by senior men dri-
ving pickup trucks in rural
areas.
Those wearing seatbelts
reduce their risk of fatal
injury by 45 per cent. 75
per cent of people ejected
from their vehicle die.
It takes a few seconds to
buckle up, but it can save
your life. And it’s the law.
Two public
school
windows
smashed
EXETER – On Oct. 14 at
9:45 a.m., a Huron OPP
officer working in Exeter
found two windows
smashed at Exeter Public
School on Victoria St.
A trampoline which does
not belong to the school
was found under the win-
dows.
The broken windows
were temporarily
repaired.
Anyone missing a tram-
poline is asked to call
Exeter OPP.
Oficers would appreciate
any help in solving the
damage done to the
school.
Please call the OPP or
Crime Stoppers with infor-
mation.
GRAND BEND – The
1st annual Ontario’s
West Coast Riders
motorcycle parade
Kause for Kids will be
held Nov. 3 at the
Clubhouse south of
Grand Bend.
New stuffed toys will
be collected for local
charities.
Motorcycles and pas-
sengers will register at
11 a.m and the parade
starts at 1 p.m across
from Denny’s Drive-in
on Hwy. 21 south.
The first 100 riders get
a T-shirt. Door and best
decorated motorcycle
prizes will be awarded.
The day wraps up with
chili and a party with
music by Rick
Powell and Miz
Vicki.
Motorcycle
parade for
kids kause